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Flock allows us an opportunity on the

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continent to build tighter

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relationships with our African partners

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and our allies . It's a remarkable

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experience down here . We will continue

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to invest in this because each year we

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see an increased capability from our

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African partners and we get closer and

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closer with our allies . I want to

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highlight the fact that while this

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partnership is taking place and there's

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a huge amount of positive energy and

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activity happening here at Flintlock .

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It also contributes to the United

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States overall mission and with our

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allies of slowing the expansion of Al

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Qaeda from the Sahel into

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coast of West Africa . And so this

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mission for this exercise has the

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intent of building partnerships and

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increasing capability within these

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African nations and coast of West

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Africa . But it also has a message to

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Al Qaeda that we're not going to

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tolerate expansion into the